print email comment close William Paley (1743-1805) URL: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/paley.html Description: Brief essay on this religious writer known as a creationist. He is best known for his "exposition of natural theology, the belief that the nature of God could be understood by reference to His creation, the natural world. He introduced one of the most famous metaphors in the philosophy of science, the image of the watchmaker, "to show that life on earth requires an "intelligent designer." From the University of California Museum of Paleontology, Berkeley. Publisher: University of California Museum of Paleontology, Berkeley Extra Keywords evolution Darwin Library of Congress Subject Headings: Intelligent design (Teleology) Paley, William, 1743-1805 People Theologians LII Database Information: Record 19936 created by Maria Brandt on 12/05/2005 Last modification on 12/08/2005 Published: 12/08/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/19936